Celebrate World Skin Health Day 2024!Discover events, resources and ways to get involved World Skin Health Day is just around the corner on 8 July 2024! This global initiative aims to raise awareness and promote skin health for all.To mark this important day, the ILDS and ISD have organised a range of exciting activities, events, and resources to help you get involved and make a difference in your community. We are thrilled to highlight six impactful regional events taking place around the world, each dedicated to providing care and education in low-resource settings.
Six Regional Events
The ILDS and ISD are proud to support six impactful Regional Events in Europe, North America, Latin American, Africa, West/Central/South Asia, and East Asia & Pacific, with the support of CeraVe Care for All.
Europe - Malta
Free dermatological consultations and treatment at migrant centres with support from cultural mediators and migrant NGOs.
Africa -Mbeya, Tanzania
The launch of a 10-day Skin Cancer Prevention Programme, providing dermatological services to individuals with albinism at Mbeya Regional Referral Hospital.
Latin America - Patagonia, Argentina
Free consultations and education for patients, healthcare workers, students and children at San Martín de los Andes Hospital.
North America - Canada
An in-clinic talk on ‘teen and tween’ skincare, offering education and free dermatologist-approved products to parents and children, followed by an online forum for general practitioners
West/Central/South - Nepal
Outreach clinics for vulnerable populations, education for teachers and healthcare workers, as well as stakeholder meetings and a medical education session in Kathmandu.
East Asia & Pacific - Australia
An online patient group forum with renowned dermatologist Dr Stephen Schumack providing a global perspective on barriers to access to dermatological care, the financial burden of skin diseases and the stigma and discrimination suffered by patients.
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